The minutes of the meeting held on 22 March
2018 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the
Chair.

Nancy Barnard, Governance Manager, informed
the Committee that Social Media training was to be included as a
mandatory element of the training programme for new and returning
councillors following Council elections in May 2019.

Nancy Barnard, Governance Manager, introduced
the report to the Committee explaining that the Codes had been
reviewed to ensure they were fit for purpose in advance of the
Council elections in May 2019. Two amendments had been proposed in
order to reflect Councillors’ responsibilities in relation to
equality and diversity and to clarify the need to declare Other
Interests in relation to individual delegated decisions as well as
in relation to meetings.

RESOLVED to
recommend the proposed changes to Council for approval, subject to
the following amendments:

(1)to include all protected characteristics in the section
on equalities;

(2)toreword
the proposed amendment on Other Interests to ensure it is easily
understandable.

Malcolm Townroe, Director of Legal and
Governance and Monitoring Officer, introduced the report which
updated the committee on progress in dealing with existing
complaints made about Councillors and new complaints made since the
last update to the Committee in March 2018. Several cases are under
investigation including some complex cases which are taking some
time to resolve. The majority of cases are resolved informally.